He definately had a poor 27.5 vert, as well as a 4.82/40, which was worse than other TE's not considered "freak athletes" such as, Kellen Davis and Brad Cottam. No info on his measurables tho. Jared Cook ran a 4.5, and he's now a FA. Would anyone rather cut Finley and pay Cook around the same to see what he can do?

He definately had a poor 27.5 vert, as well as a 4.82/40, which was worse than other TE's not considered "freak athletes" such as, Kellen Davis and Brad Cottam. No info on his measurables tho. Jared Cook ran a 4.5, and he's now a FA. Would anyone rather cut Finley and pay Cook around the same to see what he can do?

He definately had a poor 27.5 vert, as well as a 4.82/40, which was worse than other TE's not considered "freak athletes" such as, Kellen Davis and Brad Cottam. No info on his measurables tho. Jared Cook ran a 4.5, and he's now a FA. Would anyone rather cut Finley and pay Cook around the same to see what he can do?

He definately had a poor 27.5 vert, as well as a 4.82/40, which was worse than other TE's not considered "freak athletes" such as, Kellen Davis and Brad Cottam. No info on his measurables tho. Jared Cook ran a 4.5, and he's now a FA. Would anyone rather cut Finley and pay Cook around the same to see what he can do?

Thanks Palmy.
Are his past problems based maybe on concentration thru the catch? He always seems surprised by drops.
Rounding routes/stopping routes? He was pretty inexperienced coming out.
I thought maybe small hands, 10 is great.
A 9 on the wonderlic is terrible, but by now he has to know the playbook.
Does anyone think he has turned the corner?

Think he's turned the corner? Hell no. Think he was scared and watching his Ps and Qs? Probably.

Finley is a headcase. His effort is inconsistent and his head isn't always in the game. I see no sign that he has gotten over it. He was worried about getting cut and not being able to get a good deal if he didn't shape up. Based on what I've seen from Finley, he's not a player I'd EVER want to see signed to more than a 2-3 year deal at a time. Making a long term investment in him would be a very dangerous idea._________________

Wilfred wrote:

Memory is like the Packers when they are behind by two touchdowns in the 4th quarter... It comes back.

Think he's turned the corner? Hell no. Think he was scared and watching his Ps and Qs? Probably.

Finley is a headcase. His effort is inconsistent and his head isn't always in the game. I see no sign that he has gotten over it. He was worried about getting cut and not being able to get a good deal if he didn't shape up. Based on what I've seen from Finley, he's not a player I'd EVER want to see signed to more than a 2-3 year deal at a time. Making a long term investment in him would be a very dangerous idea.

Think he's turned the corner? Hell no. Think he was scared and watching his Ps and Qs? Probably.

Finley is a headcase. His effort is inconsistent and his head isn't always in the game. I see no sign that he has gotten over it. He was worried about getting cut and not being able to get a good deal if he didn't shape up. Based on what I've seen from Finley, he's not a player I'd EVER want to see signed to more than a 2-3 year deal at a time. Making a long term investment in him would be a very dangerous idea.

He was an elite TE in the 2nd half.

And when has he ever shown any consistency? He buckled down when he thought his future was on the line. Best chance to keep him performing at a high level? Keep his future on the line. If it's not, why would you believe he can keep his head right? It hasn't worked yet.

And I wouldn't call the 2nd half of the season "elite". At least not 7-8 mil/year "elite". It was a good run. Top 10 TE maybe. Probably not top 5, and it's still not a full season._________________

Wilfred wrote:

Memory is like the Packers when they are behind by two touchdowns in the 4th quarter... It comes back.